as in eventually
at a later time
sooner or later, the police are going to track down the burglar
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Meanwhile, the threat of bird flu looms, a reminder that another pandemic will come sooner or later.
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 July 2024
With three months to go before the 2024 regular season kicks off, USA TODAY Sports' Nate Davis named 11 more players who need to get paid sooner or later.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Putting one foot in front of the other will get us somewhere sooner or later.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
General Daily Insight for June 09, 2024 Putting one foot in front of the other will get us somewhere sooner or later.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 July 2024
With three months to go before the 2024 regular season kicks off, USA TODAY Sports' Nate Davis named 11 more players who need to get paid sooner or later.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
Putting one foot in front of the other will get us somewhere sooner or later.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
General Daily Insight for June 09, 2024 Putting one foot in front of the other will get us somewhere sooner or later.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2024
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Horning was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012 when the candidates that year were Democrat Joe Donnelly, who eventually won the race, and Republican Richard Mourdock, the former Indiana state treasurer.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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The story instead follows Elphaba — the Wicked Witch — her unlikely friendship with Glinda and the events that led her to eventually become the Wicked Witch of the West.Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The whole scene feels freshly cut from some conversation in an undergrad gender studies class in the year 2024—the kind of conversation said undergrads will someday look back on and cringe over.Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The bicycle metaphor suggests that someday, children will be allowed to zoom off on their own, liberated from their parents’ purview.Emily Tate Sullivan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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It’s finally achieved top-Sondheim status after being mid- to lower- for the longest time.Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Nasdaq Composite index finally made a new all-time high on Friday, its first since July.Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sooner or later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooner%20or%20later. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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